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Researchers see promise in efforts to reduce nursing facility patient hospitalizationsOPTIMISTIC program reports noticeable drop in hospitalizationsASPIRE program accepting applications.Up to eight candidates to be selected for 2018 program.

View up-to-date Grand Rounds listings.Ongoing learning opportunities are a core aspect of professional growth in the department.

Global leader in palliative care coming to lead oncology program.James Cleary arrives in July as Professor of Medicine and director of the Walther Supportive Oncology Program.

Strategic Planning. Please take a minute to review the department's efforts at implementing a strategic plan to enhance patient care, research, education, professional development and diversity and inclusion.

Spotlighting Success

Imperiale, Kahi published inAnnals of Internal Medicine

Congratulations to Division of Gastroenterology professors Charles Kahi and Thomas Imperiale. Their work, "Colonoscopy and Colorectal Cancer Mortality in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System: A Case–Control Study" was just published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
In this study using national VA–Medicare data, colonoscopy was associated with significant reductions in CRC mortality among veterans and was associated with greater benefit for left-sided cancer than right-sided cancer.

Rohr-Kirchgraber receives
AMWA leadership award

Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, Barbara F. Kampen Scholar in Women's Health and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Internal Medicine, will be honored for her leadership at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Medical Women's Association. The Bertha Van Hoosen Award is given to physicians who demonstrate execptional leadership and service to women and physicians and students through the AMWA. In nominating her, Rohr-Kirchgraber's local and national leadership efforts along with her mentorship skills were cited. Learn more about the award from the AWMA.

News

Sotto elected to national leadership posts

Sylk Sotto, Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs and Diversity has been elected to leadership post of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine as Board Member and President-elect of the Administrators of Internal Medicine. She will serve as President-elect for the 2018-19 year, President in 2019-20, and Past-President in 2020-21. Dr. Sotto currently serves as Council Member of AIM and AAIM’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. AIM has over 1300 members in the US and Canada.

Kovacs elected to national leadership posts
Q.E. and Sally Russell Professor of Cardiology Richard Kovacs has been elected to leadership posts of the American College of Cardiology. Kovacs will serve as Vice President for the 2018-19 year and as President in 2019-20. Kovacs' selection follows a long line of Krannert Institute of Cardiology faculty members in leadership posts, including Douglas Zipes. Dating back to 1949, the ACC's mission is to improve cardiovascular health through education, research, quality care and health policy.

Torke tapped as associate chief
Alexia Torke, MD, has assumed duties as Associate Division Chief for General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. Dr. Torke is an Associate Professor
of Medicine, and Associate Director of the Indiana University Center for Aging Research at the Regenstrief Institute. In her new role, she will be responsible for assisting with faculty recruitment and retention, promotion and tenure efforts,
and representing the division at meetings with health system leaders and other partners. Learn more about her background here